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Includes 29 newly written chapters from scholars and activists
around the world. First book to provide an overview of Critical
Autism Studies and explore the different kinds of knowledges and
their articulations, similarities and differences across cultural
contexts and key tensions within this sub-discipline. Of interest
to all scholars and students of disability studies, sociology,
anthropology, cultural studies, education, health, social care and
political science as well as members of the autistic community and
activists.
A Mismatch of Salience brings together a range of Damian Milton's
writings that span more than a decade. The book explores the
communication and understanding difficulties that can create
barriers between people on the autism spectrum and neurotypical
people. It celebrates diversity in communication styles and human
experience by re framing the view that autistic people represent a
`disordered other' not as an impairment, but a two-way mismatch of
salience. It also looks at how our current knowledge has been
created by non-autistic people on the `outside', looking in. A
Mismatch of Salience attempts to redress this balance.
This thought-provoking collection is written for all stakeholders
in relation to autism and neurodivergent conditions. Despite having
wide impact on a variety of disciplines, neurodiversity and related
concepts are often poorly understood, which can lead to uninformed
debate and potential tensions between stakeholders regarding
service provision for those with neuro-developmental disabilities.
The Neurodiveristy Reader brings together work from pioneering
figures within and beyond the neurodiversity movement to critically
explore its history, the concepts of neurodiversity that have
shaped it, lived experiences, and how a better informed
understanding might be translated into practice and service
provision. Through a variety of accounts, the relevance and
criticisms of these concepts in understanding ourselves and one
another are examined, as well as important implications for
practice. A primary text for support professionals and students of
neurodivergent experiences and disability, as well as
neurodivergent people themselves.
Setting out advice, research and personal reflections to inform
professionals' daily practice and overall understanding of the
lives and experiences of autistic transgender and non-binary
people, this edited volume is an invaluable resource for anyone who
seeks to engage more with autistic transgender, non-binary or
gender-variant people. Aiming to contextualise the overlap of
autism and gender variance, this book features chapters by leading
authorities such as Wenn Lawson, Damian Milton, Isabelle Henault,
Reubs Walsh, Lydia X. Z. Brown, and Shain Neumeier as well as other
contributors from around the world. The collection is structured in
three sections; the first provides interdisciplinary and
intersectional approaches on autism and gender as well as the
experiences of transgender and non-binary autistic people; the
second features professionals discussing their work, the challenges
they face and the solutions they find helpful; and the final
section presents thoughts and perspectives from trans and
non-binary autistic people on various aspects of their experiences,
focusing on information that professionals will need to consider
and discuss with the people they support. Combining rich and
nuanced accounts of the lives of autistic trans people, practical
guidance and information as well as the latest academic research
about autistic transgender and non-binary individuals, this unique
collection is essential reading for any professional wanting to
develop their daily practice.
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